Barishnikov DQ ABT Grand pirouette

[raccoonxeyesxx]

It's extremely hard to upstage a ballerina, especially when ballerinos don't get a lot of material to work with, but damn. How the fuck...how the hell did that just happen? O_O

[addykz]

he dances like a true male ballerina should..amazing.

[vestrisfodafunk]

@addykz you mean a true male ballet dancer I guess...

[Nutbuster360]

fucking ...RIDICULOUS!!!! HE IS JUST UNBELIEVABLE!! WHAT CAN HE NOT DO!!?

[TheKlervie]

One word : alien.

[dvm9er]

cynthia harvey! yeaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

[phantom0822]

@emmaraldgreen Technically, they aren't fouettes either...they're turns in second...

[fairalways]

Can it be but that one is born with such a certain center?

[LambertsLabelle]

22 !!!!! Holy shit!!!!nd then just staaaand..

[preciousbash]

He did not travel once during his revolutions accept when he transitioned out of his last revolution. If that had not happened I think I might have actually had to breath into a paper bag! Misha is the best !

[CedricsMom]

Baryshnikov was such an amazing turner it is just absurd. I counted 23, too. He just never stops turning. Truly amazing.

[sirenadellopera]

I counted 23...

[yaysimpsons34]

but these are fouettes...

[brontecullen]

@yaysimpsons34 i no i was confused too

[gr8pointe]

hes a prodigy

[phil2u]

Correct. It is a (one) grande pirouette with 24 or 25 "tours" (turns). Difficult, but accomplishable. In "White Nights", he does 11 "tours" easily! (not 11 "pirouettes") as it says in the script.

[leeky4591]

no thats wrong... he did 11 PIROUETTES in white nights ... pirouettes are spins on one foot and that foot doesnt leave the ground... tours usually are with the body leaving the ground they are usually leaps or jumps with turns....

[leeky4591]

i forgot to put... tours do mean turns but you wouldnt say that in that situation as in white nights he did 11 pirouettes

[Ninjerina]

he is a human tornado! he barely moves across the floor too

[violetcloud]

i stopped counting after 20. ...because i COULDNT. that's some quick turnin' there!!

fantastic. thank you ilyaballet for all the wonderful videos!!

[rosestardust72]

And all the guys in the background are like "....Whoa."

XD

I love Baryshnikov,he's such an incredible dancer.

[meginmd]

Makes me dizzy!

Very cool.

[artmind86]

TOTALLY AMAZING!!!

[ambrusica]

oh god his so sexy...

[CesarTnR]

@ambrusica

[dancelife96]

F***

that was amazingg

[mdicanio]

The individual tours are called Tours a la Seconde, as the pose is with the leg raised in the second position. The series of tours comprises a single Grande Pirouette, regardless of the number of tours or variations of poses in the tours: it is a single Grande Pirouette.

[hazmaman]

very nice:) but arent those pirouettes called fouettes or something like that i cant spell :D well done Baryshnikov!!

[brandonstylee311]

they are called grande pirouettes. lol. grand pirouettes alaseconde.

[hazmaman]

oh oops :D shows how much i know about ballet technique lol

[msymaria]

Fouettés are the pirouettes done by the female dancers where in each turn the leg goes from "passé" to "developé à la seconde" real quick. I don't know if I explained myself clearly ... :S

[rachelsrachrach]

:O

That's really incredible!

[kissobsessed]

OMG HE'S A CRAZZYYYYYY!

[Mikkelnas]

that's amazing!:D

[violetcloud]

GEEZ how many was that? i cant even count that high! LOL (im kidding. but seriously, even with 30 years of training i'd probably fall on my face after the 4th turn.)

i agree with a previous commentor - his fluidity is amazing!

[horsewriter2]

amazing

[yonjooheero]

LMAO, he's a monster fa sho. That was simply superb.

[znarf541]

best grand pirouette ever... his fluidity was amazing...

[Frannii14]

those pirouettes r so hard!

[DuchessofDG]

just brilliant

[preciousbash]

Ditto MJLoover!!

[MJLoover]

Mikhail Baryshnikov is my favorite Ballet dancer!!! He's GREAT!!!!!

[evealicelucienne]

Il se balade...Il semble exécuter toutes ces pirouettes avec une aisance déconcertante. Quel danseur!

[Renatabailarina]

Eu tenho este vídeo, é realmente incrível e emocionante, não há ninguém com ele!!